Improved tug-buckle



I'To all whom fit may conce/rn:

ltited Steine @met @twine D. S. BUTLER, OF OTIERVILLE, MISSOURI.

Letters Patent No. 90,725, dated June 1, 1869.

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The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

Be it known that I, D. S. BUTLER, of Otterville, in

l the county of Cooper, and State of Missouri, have inbuckle, taken through the line x-x, fig. 2.

Figure 2 is an outside view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish au im proved tug-buckle, strong, durable, simple in construction,re1iable in use, and easily buckled and unbuckled, while, at the same time, holding the tug securely, and receiving the draught-strain squarely; and

It consists in the buckle, constructed as hereinafter more fully described.

A is the body, or frame of the buckle, which is constructed with loops a a, upon. its upper and lower side edges, to receive the pad-strap'and belly-baud. The'body, or frame A is also formed with outwardlyprojecting iia'nges along its side edges, toform a channel to receive the tug B.

O is the tongue-plate, which is formed with a piu or tongue, c, projecting inwards at right angles to the l plate C, so as to pass through the tug B at right angles, as shown in tig. 1.

Upon the side edges of' the rear end of the tongueplate C is formed a loop, c2, projecting inward at right angles to the said plate C, the side bars, or arms of which are pivoted to the sides of the frame, or body A, as shown in figs. l and 2.

To the loop o2 is attached. or stitched the rear end ofthe llames-tug D. By this construction, the draughtstrain will come squarely upon the tug, and upon the tongue-pin ofthe buckle, thus more fully utilizing the strength of the tug, and, better protecting the tug from wear than when the buckle-tongue passes through the tug in an inclined direction, in the ordinary manner. The leverage of the tongueplate O and loop c, enables the tug to be easily buckled and unbuckled, and, at the same time, prevents it from becoming accidentally unbuckled while iu use.

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

An improved tug-buckle, formed by the combination of the body A a' at2 and tongue-piece C o c2 with each other, said parts being Iconstructed, arranged, and

D. S. BUTLER.

operating, substantially as herein shown and described, 

